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is venting
  • present progressive of vent (3rd person singular).

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Juanita and Paloma have somewhere to get to, and on the way, Juanita is venting about her boss asking her to do more work than was agreed upon and how she demanded a raise.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

He is, overall, just really unhappy with his job, and is venting to me.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022

Since it is mostly dirt and concrete, is venting it really that important?

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021

Another culprit is venting, the practice of releasing gas from oil wells without capturing it.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2021

Nora is being pursued by little devils and is venting her spite on us.”

From The Place of Honeymoons by Keller, Arthur Ignatius